The Exorcist Soundtrack

Soundtrack from the 1973 thriller, The Exorcist.

[@43nostromo]

They played all of these songs at my high school prom. So many memories.

[@tychob36]

Where did you go to high school? Hogwarts?

[@shoebmiah1059]

Would have been amazing if thy played it again in the fun fair with all the jins and bhoot and blood devil's and ghosts beast pictures everywhere

[@zamggurgy]

me too. me too.

[@PAngelo1969]

Really. Interesting.

[@coopsawright7225]

did u get up and dance?

[@rafealfaro9998]

I saw the 2000 extended version at the theatre. I was about 12 years old. When the spider-walk scene was shown, I got so shocked that I remember my heart started beating super fast and wasn't able to speak properly for like 5 minutes. My dad asked me if I was ok, but I couldn't even speak, so he just gave me hug to calm myself down. After I finished watching the film, I had nightmares for about a week or so. No other film has impacted my life, at least a horror movie, like this one.

[@stevenwallace4445]

they admitted that people working on the set had passed away doing this film.. also the demon for this film is Pazuzu.. also fun fact they used subliminal sounds of pigs getting slaughtered among other sick gruesome sounds in the background.. im 27 years old today.. ive watched many horror films in my life for the enjoyment.. but i have never and probally will never watch this film.. no sir.. im sure my reaction wouldve been similar to yours at that tender age, i was already having seizures at that age.. and i was already psychically sensitive (seeing things, lucid dreaming, etc..) ive actually cut down on my horror the only films to freak me out is the woman in black, V/H/S, Sinister, but you want to watch a good scare watch this Asian film i forget what its called.. i need to look it up again

[@tychob36]

I read the book when I was like ten. I completely freaked out. I couldn't sleep for days.

[@shoebmiah1059]

Good to know but you will be scared of more things it's okay maybe similar to this one

[@tychob36]

@Arthur Workman That must have been pretty bad. Now that I'm an older adult, I have actually seen some of the film, most of it, in snippets as well as a really interesting documentary that's on KZbin about the making of it. That kind of desensitized me a bit. Especially when you watch the clips without the soundtrack and it's just actress's own voice saying the lines. Even By today's standards, given the level of graphic violence and horror you can see in pretty much any movie, it would probably still be terrifying. by the way, another scene that had a powerful effect on me was from the first Dirty Harry film. When Harry Callahan shoots the Scorpio killer in the leg, in the middle of a football field. A truly harrowing scene. also on KZbin. Brilliantly shot.

[@zojaspook6203]

Rafe Alfaro, cant believe someone in this world had the same experience as me. Also got shocked during crucifix scene, I still cant see it. Even now. No other movie impacted my life like this one. Was only 11 years old

[@PAngelo1969]

This is so good. It makes you wonder what is going on in a closed bedroom at night, especially when your 12-year-old niece is asleep in that same bedroom.

[@getbent88]

This is the single greatest movie about faith ever made. God wins, the Devil loses.

[@Stigmatix666]

And the priests die

[@mousehead2000]

Psychosis won that day.

[@michaelhead4387]

Ok then.

[@enterbalak]

No, the devil wins 🔥

[@ccl7983]

@@enterbalak nope , god always wins

[@TheAsharedhett]

I am 25 years old, in recent years something of a horror connoisseur of the thought-provoking, psychological variety. First saw this (or rather, scenes of it) when I was 15. Scared me a lot. Watched the whole thing through as an adult a couple years ago: deep, subtle thrill, and an especially well-done film in my opinion. An excellent presentation of a conflict between the spiritual reality pervading despite its denunciation by "modern" assumptions against its existence, despite their being at the end of the day, unconvincing and inconclusive. The crux of one man's crisis of faith being resolved via his call to help an innocent child beleaguered by it is moving and impactful in such a world of shallow faith as ours.

[@estebanc2057]

This soundtrack is a total masterpiece.

[@ilariotassi]

Rip William Friedkin 😢

[@jeffreybanks0519]

Rip William Peter Blatty 😢

[@ExposeDrift]

4:48 when the guitar comes in, lord!

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Before he leaves his mother’s house, the priest lowers the volume on the radio as it plays the song “Paramithaki mou” (“My Fairytale”) by Yannis Kalatzis and Manos Loizos, and he gives his mother a goodbye kiss on the forehead.

[@EliaAngst]

It's strange, but this soundtrack is very comforting to me. Probably because I watched this movie as a teenager so much lol

[@MikeIcexxx]

Me too The film gave me nightmares for years, yet I watched over and over again. Going through the catholic experience at school says it all I guess 😂

[@mousehead2000]

Same here. Don’t know why. Oddly comforting. Probably because my parents were psychopaths.

[@tychob36]

Penderecki's music can have that effect. also worth noting, Kubrick used his compositions in 2001 and The Shining to great effect

[@EdjeMr1975]

The Intro .. omg so beautiful ..

[@raydonahue1978]

Satan entrances with beauty. But it symbolizes suffering, slavery, torture, rape, and slaughter.

[@gonzalojuanblancokiss3943]

Both film AND soundtrack are amongst my TOP 10.

[@themosaicatlargostation531]

My mother saw this when it first came out in Europe. She said it was the absolutely terrifying to see, being that scary movies had never imprinted the amount of horror like this movie did.

[@shinybearevidra]

Italian here, my grandma forced my mom to go see it with her, to this day she's absolutely terrified by this movie.

[@rubenreyna2198]

I concur with your mother. I was 8 yrs old when we saw the exorcist at the drive in. Absolutely terrifying! The film haunted me for years after that. I always thought possessed Regan was waiting to take me in the dark.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

This film was so ahead of it's time.

[@stevenmalchiodi2324]

thanks this is the most diabolical sinister music that I adore.

[@elreinicio2020]

I saw this movie as a kid and I felt in love with the soundtrack. Greetings from México to all the world.

[@SebastianSierpe]

Many thanks ZsaZsa for uploading this great The Exorcist´s soundtrack!...this is the very first time that i hear this good audio... ...GREAT CONTRIBUTION...Greeetings from Santiago, CHILE. PS: Please continue uploading good material like this one.

[@ilpezkato]

I'm very grateful to you for this!!!

[@FeonaLeeJones]

This film gave me nightmares for three years. I also saw this when I was 7 (thanks to my dad), so that didn't help much

[@franciscojaviersangerman698]

I watched it on my father betamax when I was 4 years old, everyday after school, fell in love with it... Of course when bedtime arrived I was terrorized by my own vivid imagination but still watched it the very next day.... I needed my fix....

[@tychob36]

Oh no. no no. that's just wrooong

[@saleconomos473]

Jeez...What was your dad thinking?? The crucifix scene alone was shocking enough even for an adult. Just sayin....

[@cir.2042]

I can't watch this because it scares the hell out of me. LOL I can just listen to the soundtrack. it's really good!!

[@ms.npritchard]

as a future professional film director, this film is a masterpiece of horror. i cannot stop watching this film.

[@terrellholden4351]

You are not a future professional, but a professional. It's all about mindset. Stop watching, create your masterpiece.

[@PritchardDirector]

@@terrellholden4351 i will be shortly. thanks for the inspiration.

[@terrellholden4351]

No problem. Let me know how things are going. We filmmakers have to motivate each other.@@PritchardDirector

[@PritchardDirector]

@@terrellholden4351 thank you and yes we do indeed. i am currently about to start filming on the 4th for my first short horror film. i’ll keep you updated

[@terrellholden4351]

@@PritchardDirector Congratulations on taking the first steps towards following your dreams. You should feel proud of yourself. Please keep me updated.

[@marcocasarobalarezo8433]

Extraña película, la música no podría ser de otra manera. Gran argumento, gran musicalización acompañada de espectaculares efectos. Mis respetos a los compositores.

[@innercrypt]

This soundtrack deprograms the Anti-Christ from possessing you and your reality. Works for me!

[@billjannusch]

Incredible!! Wickedly haunting..

[@looknowtv]

When they put this film out in the theatre in the early 2000's on a re-release . I took girl with me. I warned her it was very scary & she might not be able to handle it. She laughed at me in front of the guy in the ticket booth. After a few first scenes, she literally ran out of the theatre crying. The ticket guy had a laugh...

[@peterson88keyz]

looknowtv: I remember when it was re-released too. I went to see it on "the big screen" again and was curious to see would hold up with a younger crowd after so many years. I remember a group of 4 or 5 high school kids were screaming and pulling their coats over their heads...made me smile.

[@mousehead2000]

I took a date too. She laughed. I remember at the end thinking, was that it?????

[@Stigmatix666]

A Langenberg I rewatched it recently. Tried very hard not to laugh..

[@laine6407]

I’m a fucking I0 year old girl this shit ain’t scary. I don’t get scared. If there are really spirits they can’t hurt me b

[@animangafan342]

@@laine6407 probably less scary for u cause ur too young to understand ignorance is bliss . enjoy ur youth. when ur an adult, u will understand the difference between what we can see and what is truly there. just because u can't see them doesn't mean they can't see u.

[@sebastiaoalvesdeazevedo2375]

Estupenda essa trilha de O Exorcista.Adoro.Super criativa.

[@thrillionaire6567]

Thank you for posting! Frightening

[@hansw410]

All time classic!

[@ozanareyiz7773]

The first song is actually wasn't in original soundtrack. Since "Tubular Bells", a 19 yo genius progressive rock musician Mike Oldfield's song, came out in 1973 but just after this film released. It became a very popular song, then producers added this song into The Exorcist's soundtrack.

[@nehalpatel7851]

It is certainly evocative of the film. I like how some of the pieces are dissonant; it creates an atmosphere of dread. At other times, the music is strangely calming. This is an excellent aural accompaniment to the film.

[@miguelherrera8840]

Great! a master piece!

[@asilbarlas4311]

one of the best Soundtrack album

[@jakedyer8572]

3:00 the exorcist theme song

[@BostonBobby1961]

That's Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Richard Branson made this happen.

[@rotten2guts]

Haha moronic simpleton

[@craigtalbott731]

Perhaps that should be "Love Theme from 'The Exorcist'". ;-)

[@tychob36]

I read the book on a road trip back from our summer vacation when I was ten. I was a complete mess when we got back home. It didn't help that the layout of our house kind of resembled that described by Blatty in the book. I don't know how he slept while writing it!

[@menendez-ghoul89]

Karl Greenberg I recently finished reading the book. Afterwards I had a nightmare that the possessed girl attacked me in my sleep. 😰 I’m still trying to decide whether to watch the film.

[@AsakuraElCSM]

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen, Is just part of myself.

[@renemanriquez9539]

the best horror movie ever!

[@abyios]

I've always thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack but I can't help but wonder what Tangerine Dream would have done to this film had William Friedkin known about them at the time. Even so, the music presented here works well for the film. Thank You for posting this in it's entirety ZsaZsa.

[@muruganv5164]

World best horror movie soundtrack excellent music mind relaxed heart touching

[@Equus21]

The violins are amazing

[@luisalbertonietoduarte6589]

V11092020. Descanse en Paz Gran Compositor Maestro krzysztof Penderecki.

[@michaelblaydes6037]

This should've included Ramblin' Man from The Allman Brothers (for the scene in the bar where Karras tells his friend he's not fit to be a Priest; "I'm losing my faith Tom). Also, I really wish I can find the song that is playing in the background (sounds like a Grateful Dead rip-off) during the scene where Father Dyer is comforting a drunk Karris and then steals his shoes (just before the classic nightmare sequence). The song is listed on IMDB as "Down on 33rd and 3rd, and the band is called Partygoers).

[@mescron]

Thanks for that awesome trivia!

[@Polymorphia1965]

"Down on 33rd and 3rd" is actually the song the party goers are singing around the piano at Chris' party. The "rock" music playing in the background as Dyer is comforting Karras is actually another, later portion of "Tubular Bells."

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Before he leaves his mother’s house, the priest lowers the volume on the radio as it plays the song “Paramithaki mou” (“My Fairytale”) by Yannis Kalatzis and Manos Loizos, and he gives his mother a goodbye kiss on the forehead.

[@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743]

NExt to John Barry's soundtracks, i think this is a masterpiece...

[@rnw2739]

You sure?!!! This doesn't even have a composer and is just 5 second clips from other people's works!

[@manuelalosilla698]

I like the violins at the beginning

[@amitkainth5790]

Awesome music

[@artemus80j.4]

13:50 ahh the spider-walk.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Dozens of violins were destroyed in the making of this soundtrack. ;)

[@martialway100]

Yeah, all of them were, 'Stradivarius' violins :-)

[@milesparker5432]

a tip : you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@leonelkarter3826]

@Miles Parker Definitely, I have been using Flixzone} for years myself :)

[@onyxtanner705]

@Miles Parker definitely, have been using flixzone} for years myself :D

[@matthewsoucy9073]

Even the ones in Evil Dead slaughtered the debut movie

[@tyrtyr6070]

iconic

[@madelineastor8373]

Absolute bangers! Lost my virginity to this on vinyl in 1974

[@omairSD]

That's disgusting.

[@madelineastor8373]

@@omairSD oh fuck off Omair

[@horrorfanandy4647]

Lord almighty! 😂 That’s one way to do things I suppose.

[@AX-rd9pv]

wut 🙃

[@luisalbertonietoduarte6589]

V11092020. Descanse en Paz Gran Actor Max Von Sydow.

[@ccl7983]

Best faithful religious christain catholic films for me as a christain and one of the best movies of all time

[@stephenhoward6829]

So, you're all down with the demon getting two priests? If you pay close attention to the story, you realize that he was totally after Fr. Merin from the beginning, they'd "Met" before, and getting Fr. Karras was just icing on the cake. The girl was just a means to an end, an easy target. Pay closer attention to the underlying details.

[@ccl7983]

@@stephenhoward6829 you might wanna pay attention on why William Peter blatty wrote the novel and screenplay. The movie is about faith .

[@ccl7983]

@@stephenhoward6829 Satan wants revenge on Jesus/lord but look on what that got him , he ended up getting casted out. So even in this fictional universe that Blatty created , Pazuzu would’ve gotten defeated either way.

[@ccl7983]

@@stephenhoward6829 anyways , good talking to ya

[@stephenhoward6829]

@@ccl7983 "About faith",... Is THAT why Fr. Karras is portrayed as a man LOSING his faith? A man who does the exact WRONG thing to do in an exorcism? (I do know the subject and procedure) The Demon didn't get cast-out, he took the priest to his suicidal death, which, if you understand Roman Catholic beliefs, is a MORTAL SIN. He caused the death of his primary target, and then damned another priest to hell. Yeah, faith? Methinks it is YOU who needs to pay attention to details, and understand the meanings thereof. This movie shows the evil, the demon, winning.

[@muruganv5164]

Exorcist omen world best no1 horror movie heart touching all time great movies

[@Titant2]

Figured i listened this soundtrack after listening Oranssi Pazuzu (band) get where the influence comes from. :p

[@adityagirish3270]

I swear I’ve heard this on every phone’s ringtone

[@mjjmybaby]

Diabolical ? ! , its beautiful !

[@Franz-ry6jw]

Yessss ❤

[@hectorbueno5423]

Watch it alone by yourself and it is scary.

[@ms.npritchard]

it’s addictive

[@finnflix8464]

33:15 sounds like when jack was chasing danny during the hedge maze blizzard scene

[@Polymorphia1965]

Well spotted! Penderecki's "Kanon for Orchestra and Tape" and "Polymorphia" were both used by Kubrick several years later in The Shining as well.

[@enterbalak]

Love that first prayer song, it’s divine

[@raydonahue1978]

It's Satanic. Very fitting for the introduction.

[@toufindesbois]

It's the Adan the call of Salat in Islam. So paradise

[@enterbalak]

@@toufindesbois Thank you! I'm not Islam and don't agree with its customs, but their hymns and scripture are very powerful. (However was that prayer ripped from another song? I really want to hear this version but longer)

[@toufindesbois]

@@enterbalak ok i' come back

[@toufindesbois]

@@enterbalak kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2eZinx4ard3r80 it je the Adhan in my countrie Ain Oulmene in Algeria welcome hh

[@joazinhosingh9706]

Where is the music when Father Merrin arrives at the house ?

[@fontainemanon536]

0:32 Can anyone tell me the name of this Mosque call to prayer please ? Under which title can we find it on youtube ?

[@hoegis]

great film and music. Mind you the picture is of a LP but what we hear is some cd version.

[@larrygerry985]

Not great listening to while working at home during covid

[@Coopsta43]

A hood classic, as the kids would say

[@thewonderfulworldofderek6087]

I love the exorcist put on c d

[@arnoburtner380]

Is it me? I don't hear the final part, when the movie ends. Must be a Penderecki song as well I guess?

[@felipematos8661]

This is not "The Exorcist" soundtrack, a excerpt of the song in that video (Tubluar Bells by Mike Oldfield) was used in the movie.

[@xxxMacroxxx]

This is the soundtrack, im sure !

[@mousehead2000]

Felipe Matos it is the soundtrack.

[@Stigmatix666]

Still an excerpt from Mike Oldfield's song. Not even debatable.

[@mousehead2000]

Stigma an excerpt of a Mike oldfield track on the soundtrack to the exorcist. What’s your point?

[@stephenhoward6829]

Sorry, Felipe, what you meant to say is that this isn't "Tubular Bells", the Michael Oldfield composition which was partially used IN "The Exorcist". This is absolutely the soundtrack you hear IN THE MOVIE. They are absolutely NOT the same thing.

[@franzygod9269]

Cool soundtrack if your into the story 👹

[@razieljoseph8875]

Skip to 12:40

[@lonewolf1843]

My Mom was pregnant with me, and saw this in the theatre in 1974... explains a lot.

[@xxxMacroxxx]

15:02 Así suena un terremoto.

[@ravenhill_firelord_1968]

nice soundtrack from a bygone era, its a shame fantasia for strings is not on it though, the closing theme to the exorcist.

[@Polymorphia1965]

It's @ 41:33, but it's not the version that was used in the film. Here's the film version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHbNn6yYg5uKe5I

[@antoinehanzel3456]

what are the soundtracks after Fantasia for Strings ??

[@jbr600]

7:21 🥰😴😲12:15😳🥺😢😭

[@g-vppl4770]

Très intéressante version de Polymorphy (de Penderecki). Qui en est le chef d'orchestre ?

[@skylerisaac6077]

Anyone else notice this music sounds the same in the movie The juror with Demi Moore?

[@Meditation409]

What's the playlist?

[@vinzelrato]

I discovered the censored version of the film when I was twelve ; it didn't scare me at the time because I had seen worst (The Shining, Ken Russell's Devils) ; I had to discover mental illness to be truly scared by this movie

[@stephenhoward6829]

Now that you've found mental illness, do you suffer from it, or enjoy it to the max?

[@vinzelrato]

@@stephenhoward6829 did your mother had any viable children or did she throw away the baby to raise the placenta, as in your case ?

[@stephenhoward6829]

@@vinzelrato I see, you disagree with my summation. I also see that you lack the capability to present YOUR case in clear, succinct terms, and then discuss the differences calmly and logically. Instead you resort to aspersions and ad-homonym invective, which proves only that you have the debate and discussion skills of an angry first-grader. Evidently something I said hit a nerve. When you can step-back, think calmly on the subject, and compose a reasonable position-statement, do feel free to come back and try discussing it again.

[@vinzelrato]

@@stephenhoward6829 english is NOT my first language ! do you copy that in that thick skull of yours or do you need a manual ? second, I'm sorry but when I get insulted I do not want to talk with the other party. Third , I already spent too much time to argue with a moron like you !

[@stephenhoward6829]

@@vinzelrato Escribiste en inglés, yo respondí en inglés, es así de simple. Si prefieres otro idioma, escríbelo y te responderé en él. Por no querer hablar, ciertamente estás haciendo todo lo posible para responder. Si fue "demasiado tiempo", entonces, ¿por qué se molestó en primer lugar? Creo que ahora puedo discernir su enfermedad mental y parece implicar una falta de capacidad para controlar su ira. HAY especialistas en manejo de la ira disponibles, así como medicamentos que ayudarán

[@stephenbastasch4041]

Friedkin did a champion job at finding appropriate non-movie-soundtrack material for his classic film. The "Director's Cut" unfortunately includes some newly-composed music which is arbitrary, cliched, and distracting.

[@Stigmatix666]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfdgJJsaquAkNU

[@DaisukeTeikoOfficial]

my body is a house of demons

[@shoebmiah1059]

Good

[@razieljoseph8875]

12:30

[@danielsims1301]

Milky :) Yum

[@hamillsamuel8301]

Anybody knows anything about the arabic chant you hear in the opening scene in Iraq? where is it from, what is he singing, who singing it anything???

[@stephenhoward6829]

It sounds like standard Muezzin-call to prayer, which could have been recorded anywhere in the middle east. I don't speak Arabic, but I do recognize the form.

[@mescron]

You are correct, it is the Islamic call to prayer.

[@looknowtv]

I think that is it for sure!

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Allahu Akbar. According to CNN, it means "THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM!".

[@leeleewright7687]

God is great over and over and over

[@nokturnalwerewolf7746]

I'm the 666th like!

[@I66Mhz]

I was the 96,666 watch ;)

[@alexanderguajardovalencia7924]

43:43 What song is this?

[@mikkeo3979]

tubular bells by Mike Oldfield, check his album by the same name, masterpiece

[@hamillsamuel8301]

@ 43:43

[@andersonrafael4801]

TRILHA SONORA DO DIABO É LEGAL.

[@juannunez8319]

I love this piece of art. The theme song in the begining when it starts quietly before the chanting is very creepy. I wonder what the chanting means ??

[@Carlos-ep1si]

Es un llamado de oración musulmán, y comienza diciendo, Dios es el mas grande, es un canto muy hermoso.

[@juannunez8319]

@@Carlos-ep1si gracias. Pensaba que significaba algo malo. Gracias amigo

[@Carlos-ep1si]

@@juannunez8319 Al contrario es muy bueno, y fue con mucho gusto.

[@juannunez8319]

@@Carlos-ep1si gracias. Muy amable

[@Carlos-ep1si]

@@juannunez8319 El Adhan ( el llamado a la oración subtitulado ) así lo encuentras en KZbin, si lo ves, me cuentas que te parece.

[@rafaelborges8677]

raro

[@joshuakirschenbaum417]

14:35 some of the music from the shining in the exorcist?

[@mousehead2000]

Joshua Kirschenbaum no. Music from exorcist in the shining. Penderecki.

[@Stigmatix666]

It's called stock music, you know royalty free..

[@mousehead2000]

Stigma what’s your point?

[@Stigmatix666]

It's not music written specifically for either movie..

[@rnw2739]

It means both directors were too tight arse to employ a proper composer to write for their films.

[@Twiloo_]

franchement c'est pas mal j'ai pleuré toute la nuit

[@franzyboy7788]

Ex 2022

[@JkhamF]

1:58

[@TheSeanj87]

Hands up if the Exorcist brought you here

[@PlayNiceFolks]

Hands down bro

[@ms.npritchard]

this film literally killed the hayes code

[@rnw2739]

No that was 'Psycho' long before this.

[@El-RaShahzad]

Tell me why i thought it was time to pray??????? 😂😂😂😂

[@Mineiro1111111111971]

the second music its the same used in "Stranger Things "? wow its like the same

[@makeit7579]

don't know who the 666 likes gonna be ; glad its not me.

[@nokturnalwerewolf7746]

It's me ;)

[@mariae.antonsen2183]

Bs: hi

[@GODYHWHAllahAUM]

This world is the prison for death row inmates sentenced to life imprisonment.

[@raymondray9904]

9o

[@sabrinatrieb7454]

Hail Sathanas! 🤘🏻🔥👹